Montana § 41-5-342 Criteria For Placement Of Youth In Shelter Care Facilities

Montana Statutes

§ 41-5-342 — Criteria For Placement Of Youth In Shelter Care Facilities

Montana § 41-5-342

Title 41MINORS

Ch. 5YOUTH COURT ACT

Part 3Custody and Detention

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Mont. Code Ann. § 41-5-342 (2026).

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41-5-342 . Criteria for placement of youth in shelter care facilities. A youth may be placed in a shelter care facility only if:

(1)the youth and the youth's family need shelter care to address their problematic situation and it is not possible for the youth to remain at home;

(2)the youth needs to be protected from physical or emotional harm;

(3)the youth needs to be deterred or prevented from immediate repetition of troubling behavior;

(4)shelter care is necessary to assess the youth and the youth's environment;

(5)shelter care is necessary to provide adequate time for case planning and disposition; or

(6)shelter care is necessary to intervene in a crisis situation and provide intensive services or attention that might alleviate the problem and reunite the family.

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41-5-342 . Criteria for placement of youth in shelter care facilities. A youth may be placed in a shelter care facility only if:
(1) the youth and the youth's family need shelter care to address their problematic situation and it is not possible for the youth to remain at home;
(2) the youth needs to be protected from physical or emotional harm;
(3) the youth needs to be deterred or prevented from immediate repetition of troubling behavior;
(4) shelter care is necessary to assess the youth and the youth's environment;
(5) shelter care is necessary to provide adequate time for case planning and disposition; or
(6) shelter care is necessary to intervene in a crisis situation and provide intensive services or attention that might alleviate the problem and reunite the family.